Shaker conveyer



T.*A. LUKE SHAKER CONVEYER Jan. 31, 1933.

Filed July 2, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 3l, 1933. r A LUKE 1,895,673

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Patented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES,

PATENT:crm-CE THOMAS A. LUKE, or MccoMAs; WEST vIRGINIA, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF To ROBERT Y Y p LUKE, QFBLUEFIELD, WEST,vTR'carIlsTIAA SHAKER. CONVEYER f ,i Application meal my 2,

This invention relates to arshaker orI vi- `bratory conveyer adapted Ifor general use but particularly in connection with the convey- -in'g of coal or other material from mines, `lon .the,surface, or the like.

`A particular object is to, provide a novel constructionand mechanism `which isv rela.-

ktively simple andv inexpensive, highly eificient and durable and easilyqoperated with mini- 1 0 mum skilled labor. o lv `It isparticularly aimed to providea novel means whereby `shaker pans or equivalent arel supported by novel eccentric roller and cable means sothat the samerwillbe support- Aed while moving vertically L incidental to shaking operation.. v

It is also aimed to provide novel means J'to cause Shaking movement of angularly ar.- ranged pans roman adjacent pan, to prov 2.0 vide novel means whereby the pans .will be secured together and. novel means whereby motion of the operatingparts will be duly cushioned. V

Various additional objects and advantages ywill become apparent froma considerationl of the description yfollowing taken in connection Vwith accompanying drawingsillustrating an operative embodiment. f v .1 In said drawings:-V

v Figure 1v is a horizontal :Sectionalcviewy Aimprovements through -a mine, showingfmy in plan therein,y i, Y

f Figure l2 is ai detailside elevation on an `enlarged scale of the driving ymechanism,-v

35 i Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken Figure 9 isa view `showingl the eccentric talen on Vthe i* roller mountngforthe main paniinside ele- `19:51; Serial No.;54s,449.'

vation and in vconnection ture,

vV/ith acentstruc- Figure Yis a horizontal sectionalview take-n onthe line 10-,10of Figure9, f

Figure 11is a `vertical sectionalviewztaken .v

,on the line 11-11 of Figure 9, i

' on the line 12-12 of Figure l9,

Figure 13 isa cross sectional view taken on the line 13- 13 of Figure 9 Figure 141y isa detail perspective View illustrating the interengaging lock portions 'of adjacent pans,

Flgureflis a v1ew in 4elevation showing the eccentric roller mountingmeans usedfor 16.5' i

the main @pan at the' junction of a lateralpan therewith, f

Figure 12 is a vertical sectional View Ataken i Figure 16 is a sectional Zvi'ew on- Figure 17 .is a sectional 4View taken v.on the line 17-.17 of Figure 15, and v Figure 18 .is a sectional view taken on the line 18-.18 of YFigure'A 15. .V f Referringspecifically to the drawings and first to Figure 1, the inventionis shownpin connection with tunnels 10 within ka'coal mine or the like althoughthe device is not to be. 1 limited to employment in suchl relation. A mainconvey-er isemployedaslat A 'into which auxiliaryvconveyers B area.;

adaptedV to empty. The -conveyers A vand AB comprise pans 11 of any suitable length, the terminal .one of the'conveyers B .extending over those of the conveyer A so as to empty into-the same, (Fig. 16).

The pans `11 are 'of channel shape infcross section and open at their ends,rand suitably reenforced adj acenttheir ends as at 12 (Figures 12 and 18). Also theside walls 13 of 14E,k riveted. or otherwise 4securedj in ,place as at 15, and the side walls 13 being cut awayr or slotted as at 16 to coincide with the plates.

Pivoted to thej plates 14Kv asat 17 arela-tches 18. {The other ends of. therwalls 1,3 of the pans are provided with yasteningplates l19, being riveted theretol as at 20, which havev outwardly offset-ends or' terminals "2 1 and ico' the pans', are provided with U-shaped plates.; .90 I

result, the `ends having theplates 19, telescoped into the other ends, which are enlargedV as'at 24, themain portions ofv the plates19 being received in spaces 16 With the portions .21 and 22` overlapping 4the plates j 14 andthe-latches 18 being applicable in the slot23. "Thus the pans ofthe conveyers are rigidly but detachably connected together. Inforder to support theconveyers for vei-, tical'frnoveinent incidental ,to shaking, theyv rest onv drumsf25 (Figures V9,v lO'and' 11)".'y Drums 25` are krigid Yon shafts 26journaled-.

' j 'inbear'ings 27 carried by a frame 28 which may have' feet l29 engaging they floor .of the mine and which is rigidly anchored in place I neansofadjustable jacks: V yof* anysuitable l 'cons`truction, to "which theV frame k2 8 fis clamped `at 81 a'I1dI3Y2Q 'TheA clamps32 Yare carried byf'cross heads. 33 o'ined tofthe frame bym'eans of rodsf34fj 'As will be understood, Vthe vupper `andflovverends of the jacks, re-

spectively `'engageth'e'froof and floor o fthe Flexiblejwires 4or the Vequivalent v35 j afstenedjto,A the,side-@Walls` of adjacent pansll andto th'edrums25.

mine.

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Y. At the leatinsfwvhere conveyers; empty .Y into' eachother, -theecc'entric)rollers are Vmounted rdierently than in .Figur'eseQl-and fframe 40' Vfunctioning similar to thfat at 18 and havingk bearings 41 journaling va'f's'haft L42 to'lwhichaldrfumlis eccentrically mount- 'ofJ-bolts 46tothe-frame 40. Y n K l *The source of poWerniay be Yanelectric` or ed like the drum 25 vis eccentrically mounted.

Drum 43 a iieXible Wire ork other conne@- tion 44, faste1iedthereto' and'tor the adjacent pans, coactstherevvith like'the flexible ele# `ments ,35.'AY single jaclr` 45, 'identical vvith those at'SO, isfused, beingsecured by Vmeans otherVV motor L18-mounted on aplatforml 49.

y The driven sliaft50ofsaid motorhasa Worm Y' '51 "thereon l"Which is Tin meshV with afvv'orm i,gearfho'usingfer bex- 54.\ Eccentrically pv.

Wheel'52-'fkeyed to ashaft 53jou`rnalediin a 52,'is a V:pitmar'i 56 Vwhichv is p'ivoted 'fat 57 to a levierf58;V Ther connection 57 is adjustable since it may bemfade in any fof a series of a openingsj591" vLever`58'is rigid with arock `shafft'6() which' is journaled in :bearings- 61 h'supported on the platform "49. The fory '-Wardend ofllever 58 has cushioning springs V62 interposed between the vsame andthe base. *Cranks' 63`are `rigid with the rock shaft GOand'fpitmen 64 yare pivoted thereto, lone on i each sideoftheadjaeentpan 11.

A sh'o'ckpreducing connection is provided between Vthe adjacent panll land the pitmen` 64. "i To 'this"end, bearingsf65fare2fastened to n `-thje-sid'es of kthe pan and -arod 66'is slidably v 'mounted therein, having portions of differentl diametersfat 67"*and68. ^The reducedportion 67- s pivotally connected fat 69 to thepitmen an'dexpansive coil springs v7 0 surround the reduced ings 6,5.

portions and vabut adjacent bearL n Win, be geen that the Operation of they motorr48 Will impart a to and fro motion of the-".conveyerA lbecause of thefdriye thereof by the pitmen' 6`4'and`vvi'llfalso impart an up and down motion thereto because of thel cranks 63auld the Aecfcernsriedrums.2.5 .and 43, such drums' iniing,'correspondingly tothe panand maintainingthe same parallel With the flojoryofthev mine and the flexible connec-VVV tions causing the eccentricelementsto Work l with the .p an-x 'or conveyen n Suitable vmeans is provlded Wherebynthe Ashaking;lm'@vement vof :the Veo'nveyer @Ay ilsyiu'nparted te thegaukiliarlyconv'eyersjBzwhieh f pans of the auxiliaryf'conyeyers'f and the con;-

veye'r A, al suitable frame iserectedasat7 1,

being ofjprany desired shape? 'and for ins'tance 7 generally triangulanas" 'shown `in'fFigure 4.

`Such. frame is clamped tov and)supperted'y by x a plurality of jacks 72 Which-eng'agethe'roof -andv looref the mine.' Rivotally 'connected tosaid'frame andV a'f-bracket 73 thereon, by?

are riveted or 'otherwise fastened as shofvvn tothe side Wallsy of 'the' pan fof th'ejconveyers Afand B,respectively,-the same having lopenings 82 and 83 therethrough throughfvvhich thefarms `75'and76 pass, such bpenings being Slightly.Y enlarged..

'Thus as the c'onveyerfAshakesorvibrates,

l it correspondingly moves the :bell cra-nk vlever 75, and causes the vsaine-.to2 impart iits motion to the conveyers B. In order thatthe a-rms of the bellf crank lever may..` movelfvvith minimum the Iplates Whilef the` roller` 85 is j ournaled ony a rod 86 which isfslidablel'e'ngthwi'se of "il 'Filo friction.andbecushioned theisamef'are enl 1 `gaged by. rollers 84 and 85. The rollers l84 f v f f' are ourn'a'ledI Vinfany suitable -vvay :ati-'86' f on the adjacent conveyflli and. has ffeng'agement 1With;pistons 87,?,innotehes 88. f The `pistons 87. slide ,in brackets 89 carried., by the@ plates and against the tension-of expansive cushionf -K ,lngI springs 9 0. Thus ashockabsorbing eushionmg connection isafforded. v I V- It vvivllbe realized;thatthrough thebpera- Y Vtion of the lmotor and'diiivinginechanism, the

l conveyer Will be. shaken or`vibrateda, @aus`V ing'- the material therein` to move to'vvardone "9* end thereof lfor discharge vand .that 'through the operation offthe bell cranklevers 75, as.`A

detailed in Figure 4 fthelauxiiary conveyers f y "B Will likewise b'e shaken'orvib-ratefd-so that" thein'aterial fvvhioli-fis?,dejpsitedv therein lvvill be vmoved toward and discharged into the oonveyer A to the end that the conveyor A ultimately discharges all of the collected coal or other material.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention l. In a conveyer, a trough, means to impart a shaking movement to said trough, a trough disposed for emptying into the first trough, a bell crank lever having extended arms, and the sides of said troughs being provided with openings receiving said extended arms whereby the shaln'ng movement of the first trough Will be imparted to the second trough.

2. In a conveyer as in claim 1, cushion means mounted in said troughs and engaging said arms.

3. In a conveyer as 1n claim l, rollers mounted in pairs on said troughs and engaging opposite sides of said arms, one of each pair of said rollers mounted for voluntary movement relatively to the other roller of each pair.

4. In a conveyer as in claim 1, rollers mounted in pairs on'said troughs and engaging opposite sides of said arms, one of each of said pair of rollers being mounted for movement relatively to the other roller, and spring means associated with said movable roller to hold it in engagement with the arm.

5. In a conveyer as in claim 1, the arms of said levers being pivotally connected for adj ustment relatively to one another, and means to secure the arms in relatively adjusted positions.

6. In a oonveyer as in claim l, the arms of 1 said levers being pivotally connected for adjustment relatively to one another, an arcuatel member secured 'to one of said arms` and means to secure the other arm to the bar to tions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

hold the arms in relatively adjusted posi- THOMAS A. LUKE. y o 

